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VOL. 53—NO. 29
DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
Office Hours
A. M..V 104 Mill St.,
I P. .!/. to i P. .1/ Danville, Pa.
p «HULT/., M.
425 MILLET., DANVILLE, PA.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines'
a Specialty
D CONDENSED.
A casual suggestion frequently
changes a life's course.
The farmer doesn t find much time
for relaxation these clays.
The fastest elevators ruu at a speed
equal to about seventeen miles an hour.
Intemperate living in days like these
is equivalent to suicide.
He who destroys innocence accom
plishes an evil work.
It takes 6,500,000 acres to grow the
world's tobacco.
The world's population is estimated
at 1 480.000,000 persons.
On the very nest day after that ter
rible turret explosion, the crew of the
Georgia broke the naval record at tar
get practice with the starboard six
inch gun.
Japan is perhaps the only country
in the world where the fashions in
women's dress have not changed mat
erially in 2,500 years.
A company has been formed to pro
duce alcohol from currants in Greece.
The spirit has proven of great use as
an illuminant for heating and for
driving small engines.
Violent exertion may be necessary,
but it's neither pleasant nor sanitary
in July or August.
The harvest field is a fine spot for
the healthy young man who wants a
bit of exercise.
The African possessions of the
French Government amount to 3,805,-
000 square miles, and those of Great
Britain 2,714,000, including Egypt.
Black opals of great beauty are found
in Queensland. Australia, besides 56
other kinds of precious stones.
Drawing six coaches and a baggage
car, a locomotive on the Reading road
covered the fifty-six miles between
Camden and Atlantic City in just forty
minutes on Friday last.
The popularity of the automobile is
having very little effect on the price
of horse flesh. Horses ate in demand
everywhere at prices higher than for
years.
In the United States 1,500,000 ser
vants attend to the wants of 6,000,000
who believe that the housework should
be done by others.
Owen Miller, of Sporting Hill, Lan
caster county, wanting chicken for
dinner on Monday shot one with a re
volver. The bullet passed through the
fowl, glanced from a stone aud struck
Samuel Bradley, who was hoeing in a
lot one hundred feet away, inflicting
a serious wound.
At any rate'the prolonged period of
showers lias caused many of us'to al
most forget the terrors dust
nuisance.
The man who expects to get. some
thing for nothing Is generally the one
to cry the loudest when his plans go
away.
No complaint has been heard as to
the qualityl of the cream aud soda
water sold in Danville. Other cities
are not so fortunate.
The largest plow ever built has been
successfully used on a Texas ranch.
The implement clears a strip of ground
seven feet wide.
One of the national sports of the
mountain canton of Appenzell, in
Switzerland, is the stone-throwing
contest, in which rocks of great size
are thrown for a prize.
Drowning accidents are entirely too
numerous at our pleasure resorts.
Laundry workers of San Jose, Oal.,
are still out and intend to remain out
until they are granted their demand
for an eight-hour dav.
Miss Elizabeth Hoffman, a trained
nurse of Selinsgrove, aud a star vocal
ist, on the eve of her marriage to Dr.
Stine, coroner of Lackawanna county,
was drowned accidently on Monday.
The people of West Alexander, Wash
ington county, have organized an anti
burglar club for the purpose of ridding
the community of burglars and thieves
that have been very uutnorous for some
time.
Hugh Abernethy, residing near Cope
land. Chester county, whose barn was
struck by lightning last week, has
since discovered that ttiree of his best
horses that were stabled in it at the
time are entirely deaf from the shock.
Peter Bender, of Oil City, aged 66
years, who was an expert swimmer,
was drowned in the Allegheny river
on Monday night, while attempting to
swim the stream at one of the most
treacherous spots between Olean and
Pittsburg.
coin
WERE APPOHTEI
Some twenty-five citizens, among
wiiom were members of council and
trustess of the Grove Presbyterian
church, convened in council chamber
Tuesday evening agreeably to a call
from the committee of public improve
ments to assist in the work of taking
over the old cemetery.
The meeting was called to order by
Jacob Dietz, chairman of the commit
tee on publio improvements, who ex
plained the object of the meeting and
stated that other meetings would he
held at intervals until all the work
incidental to transforming the ceme
tery into a park is completed. He sug
gested that a secretary be elected to
hold the position permanently. On
motion Jacob G. Miller was chosen as
secretary.
On motion it was ordered that a
committee of twelve citizens—three
from each ward—be appointed to act
in conjunction with the original com
mittee of three which already has the
work of soliciting in hand in a furth
er effort to raise the money needed to
carry the project through. The follow
ing gentlemen were appointed on this
committee by the chairman :
First ward—Thomas G. Vincent,
Frank G. Schoch and A. O. Amesbtiry.
Second ward—Thomas Evans. David
Thomas and Ira Everliart.
Third ward—Herbert Dreifuss J. H.
Cole and W. L. McClure.
Fourth ward—Alex. Foster, J. M.
Kelso and Adam Mayan.
The following persons from the
audience volunteered to meet in the
old cemetery at 6 o'clock Friday even
ing for the purpose of compiling a list
of names of those buried there: Thom
as Evans, Walter O. Greene, Thomas
G. Vincent, W. ,T. Rogers, Adam May
an, Herbert Dreifuss, A. H. Grone,
Alex. Foster, G. B. Jacobs, F. G.
Schoch, William Deutscli and Jacob
C. Miller.
The meeting adjourned to meet again
Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
ATTEHPT TO COLLECT
PREMIUM TWICE
Several efforts have been made at
the office of on a of onr justices to col
lect premium twice on the same wea
sel pelt. Of course, the scheme didn't
work.
The reward may be paid only by
cutting the ears off the pelt and to
present a pelt without ears to a justice
of the peace is sheer folly. Yet as
above stated this is precisely what lias
been done in this city. In one instance
the party excused himself by explain
ing that some one had played a trick
on him and that he did not know the
ears were missing from the pelt until
he presented it to the justice.
The justice in question suggests that
in all instances when the ears are re
moved on payment of premium that a
good well defined job be made of it so
as to leave no doubt but that the ears
have actually been nut off. He also
suggests that persons who have col
lected reward be careful in disposing
of the pelt lest it fall into the hands
of designing persons who may be
tempted to commit fraud in the man
ner above described.
BAD ACCIDENT
AT PICNIC
Mary, the eight-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Pnrsell, West
Market street, sustained a bad accid
ent while attending the picnic of the
Episcopal church and Sunday school
at DeWitt's park yesterday.
During the forenoon while the little
girl with several companions was en
joying herself on the see saw she fell !
when at the highest point striking l ?r
right elbow in such a way as to CP ase
dislocation.
She was immediately conveyed to
her home. Drs. Oglesby and Newbak
er were called who reduced the dis
location. The injury is one of a rather
serious sort, although no permanent
ill effects are anticipated.
The reduction of a dislocation is at
tended with much pain and it was
necessary to administer an anaesthetic.
The little patient passed through the
ordeal very bravely aud last evening
was resting quite easily.
Mr. Pursel with some companions
was absent on a fishing excursion up
the Fishing creek when the accident
occurred.
Presbyterian Picnic.
The annual picnic of the Grove
church aud Sunday school was held at
Columbia park yesterday and was a
fine success. Two special cars accom
panied the regular 8:20 a. m. car, all
three cars being well filled with pic
nickers. The party returned about 11
o'clock last night.
Purchased Horses.
Liveryman George W. Hoke has pur
chased a handsome bay cob team,
which he will use in his business. He
has sold his black team to Samuel Eck
man of Rush township.
DANVILLE, PA., THURSDAY. JULY 25, 1907
LEAPED EM
■ IDEE
Fred J. Ryan,of West Centre street, j
during several evenings this week |
amused himself by watching the boys
swimming under the river bridge. !
Last evening he visited the bridge pre- i
pared to do a stunt or so himself. Be- j
fore returning he gave an exhibition '
of superb nerve and daring by jump
ing from the railing of the bridge in- !
to the river, which is at least forty
feet above the water.
The feat was one altogether un- j
dreamed of by anyone except Ryan,
himself. He had declared his inten
tion of jumping from the bridge, but
no one of the crowd which followed
him to the river believed that his
nerve would hold out when the mo- j
nient came to jump. Wearing his
clothing and weighed down by a pair
of hobnailed shoes he climbed out ov
er the railing on the east side of the
bridge about midway between the first
and second piers. Holding ou to the
railing, with his back to the bridge
and facing the river he stood there for
a moment. Few even then really be
lieved that he would jump,as the feat
seemed like a foolhardy one, owing to
the uncertain depth of the water,
which few believed to be over seven
feet.
While the bystanders were con
jecturing he leaped out from the rail
ing and dropped like a plummet into
the river. There was a loud splash
and the daring fellow sank out of
sight. After some moments he reap
peared ou the surface at another point j
whence he was carried by the swift
current, which caught him as he sank
to the bottom.
He was none the worse for his leap
and to prove that his experience diil
not serve to weaken his nerve he
climbed to the bridge and leaped the
second time. The applause which
came from the big crowd, which by
this time had assembled, seemed to
encourage him to further performance
and four times during the evening he
jumped from the bridge. Each time
he selected the same spot and was car
ried by the current through under the
bridge before he came to the surface. \
Ryan is an iron worker abont 24
years of age. He is an expert -swim- |
mer. He satisfactorily demonstrated
last evening that it is a perfectly !
feasible thing to leap from the river
bridge, the principal requisite being
an abundance of nerve.
CONSTABULARY
LEAVES BERWICK
The detail of the State police which
was stationed in West Berwick when
the Wyoming officials deemed it wise
tojstation squads at various points in
the State,and which was reduced from
six members until it finally totaled
just two, has been returned permanent
ly to Wyoming. This action was tab- !
en, stated one of the troopers, because
of the fact that West Berwick has be
come a staid and peaceful borough, no
longer requiring protection.
West Berwick on the whole lias de- j
veloped into a peaceful locality de- !
spite the fact that the great majority
of its residents are foreigners. The
better class of these have been in- >
strumental in helping to bring Jaw i
aud order out of the lawlessness and I
disorder which was for a while ramp
ant there.
AUTOIST FINED
$lO AND COSTS
An autoist from Philadelphia, who j
was showing off his machine on Mill
street last evening, apparently lost j
sight of the speed limit aud as a re- j
suit fell into the hands of the police, j
The stranger, whose name was F. P.
Lloyd, of No. 145 South Front street,
Philadelphia.and whose machine bore
the number of 11)»10,about 8 .30 o'clock
took a spin down Mill street at the
rate of twenty miles an hour, just
double the limit permitted by law. At
Mill and Bloom streets he turned
round and returned up Mill street at a
speed which was still considerably
above the limit. At the Montour
iiouse he turned and went down Mill
street again nearly as fast as before.
The officers had been watching him
and had brought their stop watches to
bear upon his case. Just before the
autoist reached a point opposite the
' city hotel lie was halted by Officer
: Young and conducted to the office of
I Justice Oglesby, where the usual fine
I of ten dollars and costs were imposed.
The autoist. took the matter very
philosophically nud declared that he
| was unfamiliar with the speed limit.
Railing Painted
Painters have begun work on the
railing of the river bridge. There
fore, persons who are fond of strolling
on the bridge,during the next week or
so, should be careful not to come in
contact with the railing. Otherwise
clothing may be mined.
COB 1
CLEII AWARDED
{ Miss Helen Tooey,Monday night, was
i elected as teacher of the Welsh Hill
school, which was left vacant when
| the teachers were elected last month.
Dr. Harpel presented the names of
! five applicants for the position,as fol
lows : Miss Mamie Roberts, of Valley
| township; Miss EfTie Swank, of Elys
burg ; Miss Kate Shoemaker, of Buck
horn ; Miss Zora Harmau, of Muncy ;
Miss Helen Tooey, of Danville,
j Mr. Sechler nominated Miss Tooey
!as teacher of the Welsh Hill school.
She was elected without a dissenting
voice, Mr. Burns not voting.
Some fifty applications for the posi
tion of borough superintendent have
I been received by the board. Sometime
Monday night was spent in considering
these but it was the sense of all pres
ent that more time was required and
on motion it was decided to meet in
convention next Monday night and
elect a superintendent. Meanwhile
the list of applications will he careful
ly looked over and those regarded as
most eligible will be set aside to be
acted upon by the board.
The contracts for cleaning the sever
al school buildings of the borough
were awarded Monday night. There was
no bid for the second ward school and
the cleaning of that builidng was left
in the hands of the local directors to
make what arrangements are neces
sary. Contracts tor the other buildings
were awarded as follows :
First- ward—Mrs. M. E. Shelham
mer, #4O.
Third Ward—Mrs. Alice Miller, 421.
Fourth Ward—Mrs. Mary Rounsley,
|23.
Welsh Hill—Mrs. Anderson. $5.
Ou motion of Mr. Burns it was ord
ered that the building and repair com
mittee contract with the Danville
Stove and Manufacturing company for
a new furance to be installed in the
second ward school building.
On motion of Mr. Fischer the con
tract for painting the Welsh hill
school building and calcimining sever
al rooms in the third ward building
| was awarded to W. W. Mottern for
; •SSO. A bid was also received from S.
W. Arms, who agreed to do the same
1 work for fl 14. -
The following members were pres
-1 ent: Pursel, Orth, Harpel, Swartz,
Burns, Fish,Fischer,Redding,Foul ke,
\ Sechler, Heiss and Cole.
The following bills were approved
for payment. :
; C. L. Eggert- #7.63
Ezra Haas .3.20
j M. Everly . 9.50
Ambrose Prentiss . 5.25
Adams Ex Co 1.55
A. T. Hartmau ... 1.75
George Beyers 11.25
1 John Reim 46.75
DIED TUESDAY
AT WILLIAfISPORT
B. P. Beeber died Tuesday rooming
at 3 o'clock at Willianisport after au
illness of four weeks. Mr. Beeber was
formerly a resilient of this county,
aud is well kuowu in this vicinity.
The deceased is survived by four
daughters: Mrs. A. H. Smith,of Wash
ington ville; Mrs. D. .T. Berger and
Mrs. A. H. Phillips, of William sport
and Mrs. George Cupp, of Kittaning.
One brother and two sisters also sur
vive as follows: Amos Beeber, of
Muuey ; Mrs. Jacob Deutler,of Turbot
ville aud Mrs. Metzer.of Hughesville.
The funeral will take place this af
ternoon from the late home at 2
o'clock.
T. F. Leonard Visits Danville.
Thomas F. Leonard, the well-known
proprietor of the large wholesale and
retail hardware establishment of
Scranton, was in this city Monday
on business connected with the Dan
ville Stove & Manufacturing com
pany, of which he has been a patron
ever since it began business here thirty
years ago.
Mr. Leonard has been in business in
Scranton for forty-two years and has
seen that city grow from a small town
of two thousand population to a city
of some 135,000. He is one of Scran -
ton's leading and moEt enterprising
citizens.
Mr. Leonard recently returned from
a three-months' sojourn in Porto Rico
and at the Montour House yesterday
to a circle of friends he described his
impression both of social life aud
business opportunities as they exist on
the island. Although the Spanish lan
guage is chiefly spokeu in Porto Rico
the American unfamiliar with that
tongue after a short sojourn finds
many persons familiar with the Kng
• lish tongue. Real estate is increasing
rapidly in value aud there are many
opportunities for profitable invest
ment.
Ladies Auxiliary,
The Ladies Auxiliary of the if. M.
C. A. will meet this evening at 8
o'clock.
DICED BENEATH
HUESTEB
Georgo F. Pursel, tenant on the farm
of George Kase at Kaseville, lies at
his home battered and bruised almost
] to a pulp, tho result of a frightful ex
i perience Saturday afternoon, wlien his
S horses ran away.
! Mr. Pursel was harvesting and had
left his harvester and horses togo a
short distance away to do some shock- i
ing. He had left the team for but a
short time when a heavy clap of
! thunder terrified his horses, and they
; dashed away across the field.
Mr. Pursel set out in pursuit, run
niug on a line perpendicular to the \
course the team was taking. Ho roach- |
ed the animals which were going at a j
mad gallop, but in a vaifl endeavor to |
stay their progress he was struck by |
the reel of the binder, and hurled be- j
neatii the big machine.
Underneath the harvester the guards J
caught the man piercing his body in a |
dozen places to a depth of throe inches. 1
Caught thus he was dragged for a dis
tance of fifty yards.until tho team was
brought to a stop by a wire fence.
The respite gave Mr. Pursel, batter
ed aud torn, an opportunity to crawl j
from underneath the machine. With j
just enough strength remaining lie j
managed to extricate himself from his
perilous position, and then fell to the 1
ground, unconscious.
Peter A. Yorks and Charles Blonh, j
neighbors who were in a field nearby, !
ran to the rescue, aud Mr. Pursel was
carried into the house.
Dr. Paules was immediately sum
moned from this citv. He found the
man in a critical condition. A com
plete examination could not be made
owing to the severe bruises and lacera
tions. Yesterday again the physician |
visited the injured man aud was able
to determine there is but small likeli
hood of any broken bones or internal
injuries.
The guards of the harvester pierced
Mr. Pursel in the legs and thighs in
about ten places aud one in the left
arm. These wounds, some of them
three inches deep, are most painful.
LASTING CUkE
hUK UYSKCHMA
For the first time in sixty-one days, 1
George E. Hufford, a lawyer, joined
iiis family at the breakfast table at
Chicago Saturday.
For all of two months Mr. Hutford
listened to the tinkling of the break
fast, the luclieon and the dinner bell
with stern resistance and determina
tion, aud contended himself with a j
glass of water in lieu of anything else.
He undertook tiie long fast to cure
himself of chronic stomach and throat
trouble, catarrh, biliousness aud nerv- |
ousness, and claims these ailments J
have been routed by his long refrain
from eating.
Mr. Hufford's weight lias decreased
from 194 pounds to 169 pounds. He is
forty years old and was formerly an
attorney of Austin. Texas.
Wm, Lloyd's Extraordinary Luck.
Miii 1 Carrier William Lloyd I looked
ouo of the biggest bass of the "season !
Monday under circumstances which j
add very much to the interest of the J
catch.
On Saturday he became the possessor
ot three dozen minnows, which lie in
tended to use as bait yesterday. When
tiis leisure tiour came around yester
day afternoon to his surprise and
chagrin he found that every minnow
was dead with one exception.
He had no time to obtain a fresh lot
of bait so with one minnow he rowed
out in the river. Under the circumst
ances the prospects of employing his
time profitably were very slim, in
deed. Nevertheless, he decided, to cast
anchor near the first pier of the bridge
and to try his luck.
Baiting his hook with the solitary
minnow in his possession he cast his
line into the stream and waited. It
was only a few minutes afterward
when he discovered that he had a
"bite." He drew in his line and dis
covered that he had something big.
Imagine his feelings when he landed
the fish and found that he had a bass
seventeen inches long. Later when the
fish was weighed it tipped the scales
at three pounds.
New Jewelry Store Here.
Carl Ruckle, of Wilkes-Barre, who
learned l\is trade with J. E. Roys, the
Bloomsburg jeweler, has decided to
embark in the business for himself.and
! will in the near future open an up-to
date store in Danville. He is at pre
sent living in Catawissa, where lie
will stay until he can get his new
business place into shape.—Blooms
burg Daily.
Housewives who have been reloctaut
to pay six cents for a spool of cotton,
| which they have been buying all their
: I lives for four, will have to learn to
\ pav ten cents a spool, it is said.
BOUGH FATHERS
1 SESSION
The borough council held a regular
meeting Friday night. The oppressive
weather seemed to weigh upon the
members and business moved slowly.
The following membors were in their
j places: Sweisfort, Pursel, Jacobs,
j Everhart, Moyer, Dietz, Russell,
Deutsch, Angle and Schatz.
j A communication from O. H.
| Ostrander containing some suggos
j tions relative to producing a borough
] map was on motion of Mr. Jacobs laid
ion the table "for future reference."
1 On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was
ordered that a list of property owners
on North Mill street be furnished
I council together with the amount due
from each for the curbing as a step
! that will enable the borough to pro
ceed to collect what is due.
Mr. Jacobs of the committee on
j streets and bridges reported that in
j company with Mr. Everhart he had
I examined Ferry street between Bloom
and Centre streets and found the mud
to be four or five inches deep. He was
of the opinion that Ferry street at the
point named could be improved by
! scraping as was being done on East
Market street. No actiou was taken,
J as it was deemed best to hold the mat
| ter under advisement for the present.
! On motion of Mr. Deutsch it was
ordered that East Market street be
scraped on each side of the trolley
track but that after this work is com
pleted no further improvements be put
on the street between Mill and Church
streets until that portion of East
Market street is paved according to
plans on foot.
On motion of Mr. Schatz it was ord
ered that the sanitaryrsewer be extend
' ed on Spruce street from Mill to Ferry
street.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that an incandescent light be
placed on Ash street about midway
between Bloom and Centre streets.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs it was ord
ered that the incandescent light re
cently placed on Lower Mulberry street
be removed to the corner of the latter
| street and Oak Alley.
I The following bills were approved
for navment:
I BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
I Regular employes .813:2.50
i Labor on sewer 62.50
! U. T. <<fe T. Co 24.50
: Labor on streets 135.78
Labor in light dept 15.75
Ramsey Elec. Mfg. Co ... 27.42
Washington Fire Co So
;T. L. Evans' Sons 1852.81
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes 1177.78
Labor on streets ... 52.50
I A. C. & F. Co 91.67
| Rensselaer Mfg Co 97.40
j Washington Fire Co 4 55
U. T. & T. Co 6 00
i Friendship Fire Co 20.07
SHAMOKIN HAS
A CRUEL FATHER
While attempting to climb a tree on ;
Sunday, at Springfield, John, a six- '
teeu-year-old son of Mike Soroski.fell 1
and fractured two bones of his right
arm near the elbow. Dr. Bealor was
summoned and set the fractured arm.
Imagine the surprise of the doctor
when he was sent for to call at the
Soroski home, Mohawk street, Tuesday
and reset the arm. John's father, who
has been on a spree for the past sever- ]
al days.returnod home early Tuesday |
morning and found the lad with his j
arm in splints. On being told of the j
accident the father became greatly en
raged and seizing the lad he tore the
splints from the arm and whipped the
boy.
Death of r\rs. Elizabeth Young.
Mrs. Elizabeth Young, a widely
known woman, died Friday [
5:50 o'clock at her home on Bloom j
street. The deceased was aged years.
Mrs Young's illness covered a period
of about six weeks,during which time
Bhe was suffering from an attack of
inflammation of the stomach. About
a week ago she took her bed. For the
last three days she was sinking rapid
ly.
A native of Germany, Mrs. Young
came to America in 1853, proceeding
at once to Danville. Soon after her
arrival here she was wedded to John
Young. The husband, who during his
life was a blacksmith, employed at a
shop on the site of the Danville Foun
dry & Machine company, died a num
ber of years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Young wore the par
ents of a son, who died. Jacob Lush,
of Altoona, a brother, was at the bed
side of the deceased when she breathed
her last.
Charles Eck, aged 67 years,of Read
ing, fell from the top of a stone wall
thirty-two feet High,on a picket fence,
breaking his neck, and causing inst
ant death.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
IB THOUSAND
DOLLARS NEEDED
The committee of twelve appointed
Tuesday night to act iu conjunction
with the committee on public im
provements in soliciting funds for re
moving tho dead from the abandoned
cemetery and establishing a park on
the site got actively down to work
yesterday. The ready response of the
public to the call for volunteers to as
sist in carrying out the multifarious
details of the work has been most
gratifying to those who took ihe in
itiative in the enterprise. From now
on not a moment will bo lost. The
committees will operate along the var
ious lines of work for which they were
appointed and in a month's time the
work of transforming the old cemetery
site into a public park should be well
under way. According to a conserva
tive estimate three thousand dollars
will be needed. This seems like a
large sum to raise by public subscrip
tion, it Is true, but if one stops to re
flect that nearly one-half of the above
sum .has already ; been obtained, and
that, too, without any special effort,
the proposition of raising all the mon
ey needed, is ona that is not in the
least terrifying.
While an effort will be made to
make as thorough a canvass as possible
it is regarded as only natural that a
few persons may be missed by the so
licitors. To provide for this contin
gency it was arranged yesterday that,
those who are not called upon and may
wish to contribute can leave their sub
scription, with money,at either of the
three banks of town, at the store of
Burgess Rogers or at the Morning
News office.
A strong appeal is made for funds.
Without money nothing can be done.
The borough has a heavy jiroposition
iu front of it at present in the shape
of street improvement, which absorbs
all its resources. From first the council
men, while personally among the warm
est advocates of establishing a park
on the old cemetery site,have studious
ly made it clear that whatever money
may be needed for the improvement
will have to come from private sources.
As a public recreation grouud the
R? r ot Yiiy
respective of nationality, religion or
social distinction. The solicitors,there
fore, will keep all classes in view
when they are makiug their canvass.
Everybody will be called upon and
everyone will be expected to make a
contribution. It is believed that the
response will be alt right and that ev
ery person possessing a spark of civic
pride will contribute something in
proportion to his earnings or re
sources. It is the first step ever ser
iously taken here to create a "city
beautiful" and whether we succeed
grandly or fail lamentably will de
pend wholly upon the financial assist
ance that comes from the \\ hole body
of citizens.
NEW KIND
OF DAY COACH
While a number of different rail
roads of this country have beeu experi
meuting in a small way with steel
cars, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany was the first to make re liiv valu
able experiments and that company
has now in operation on its lines a
number of steel cars in every branch
of the service.
From time to time as improvements
are suggested by the company's engine
ers, new cars are being built embody
ing the innovations. One of the results
of this gradual perfection is a day
coach which has but three hundred
pounds of wood in its construction.
This is used in the window sashes,
brake rod guards, arms rests for the
seats and similar purposes. The interi
or finish is largely of composition
where it is not possible to make use
of metal.
Miss Heddens Surprised.
The home of William Heddens, West
Mahoning street, was the scene of a
very pleasant gathering Monday even
ing. The occasion was the nineteenth
birthday of Miss Beulah and her girl
friends surprised and delighted her
with a goodly number of handsome
presents. Those present were Mrs.
Caroline Sweeney,Misses Annie Miles,
Viola Smith, Gertrude Bare, Ruth
Hauuty, Carrie Hoffman, Annie Stein
brenner, Louise Jameson and Mary
j Ohappell.
Theodore Fischer Is Recovering.
1 Theodore Fischer, of Bloomsburg,
1 who hr s been ser,iously ill from the
effects of an inward sprain which he
received several months ago,details of
which was giveu in this paper at the
time, has so far recovered that he is
J able to be about. Mr. Fischer is n v
at his parents' home in this city.
Big snake stories have been <'• ' v I
in transmission this year, but i.owr
ripening rapidly.